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Get ready: the next version of the Apple iPad could be unveiled as soon as February.

In a research note this morning, Citigroup analyst Richard Gardner asserted that checks with the Asian supply chain finds that build rates for the iPad have stabilized in the 12-13 million unit range for the current quarter. More importantly, he says orders for the March quarter are ratcheting up sequentially, "thanks to the launch of a new iPad with double the screen resolution of the current model" in terms of dots per inch.

Gardner asserts that several sources have confirmed the timing of the launch, and that "there do not appear to be any significant technical hurdles remaining."